Statistical mechanics

Statistical mechanics is the application of probability theory, which includes mathematical tools for dealing with large populations, to the field of mechanics, which is concerned with the motion of particles or objects when subjected to a force. It provides a framework for relating the microscopic properties of individual atoms and molecules to the macroscopic or bulk properties of materials that can be observed in everyday life, therefore explaining thermodynamics as a natural result of statistics and mechanics (classical and quantum) at the microscopic level.

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Statistical mechanics is the application of probabilitytheory, which includes mathematical tools for dealingwithlarge populations, to the field of mechanics, which isconcerned with the motion of particles or objects whensubjected to a force. It provides a framework forrelatingthe microscopic properties of individual atoms andmoleculesto the macroscopic or bulk properties of materialsthat canbe observed in everyday life, therefore explainingthermodynamics as a natural result of statistics andmechanics (classical and quantum) at the microscopiclevel.